Marshall Briefs

September 06, 2006|Staff Reports

PLYMOUTH

Man held for trying to strangle son

Police held an Adamsville, Ind., man in the Marshall County Jail after he allegedly tried to strangle his 16-year-old son during an argument at the Red Rock Inn Saturday. Plymouth police arrested James W. Jobe, 42, of Adamsville, around 11:59 p.m. Saturday after they learned Kosciusko County had an active warrant out on him for nonpayment of child support, police said Tuesday. He was held in the Marshall County Jail in connection with the Plymouth incident on suspicion of battery and strangulation. No additional information was available concerning his son's condition following the incident. PLYMOUTH

Man holds thieves until police arrive

A rural Plymouth man held off two alleged thieves until police could arrive, keeping the men from taking his personal property Monday evening. Marshall County Sheriff's Department investigators said the two men -- who had not been charged Tuesday by the Marshall County prosecutor's office -- were seen by a neighbor of the property owner around 8:05 p.m. Monday on 6B Road near Underwood Road. The neighbor called the property owner and said a green Dodge pickup truck was parked near one of the property owner's barns at that location. The owner went to the area, and saw the pickup truck leaving. Police said the owner later located the pickup truck at another neighbor's vacant farm buildings, on 6B Road east of Underwood. The man blocked the pickup truck in with his own vehicle, police said, and confronted the two occupants, one of whom is from Bremen and the other from LaPaz. Police said the two men denied being at the man's barns, but the property owner recognized items taken from his place in the bed of the pickup. The man displayed a weapon, which police said he is licensed to carry, and detained the occupants while calling 911. When officers arrived, they arrested the pair for theft. The stolen items, a coil of Romex wire and a clay pigeon thrower, were returned to the property owner. PLYMOUTH

Two residents held in series of break-ins

Two Plymouth men are in jail, charged in connection with a string of burglaries and vehicle break-ins in the Carriage Hills and Tomahawk Trail subdivisions. Marshall County Sheriff's Department investigators said Justin Felix, 22, of the 1300 block of West Jefferson Street, and Jason Goad, 20, of the 17000 block of Tomahawk Trail, are being held in connection with the incidents. Police said Tuesday that in addition to the vehicle break-ins, Cindy's Restaurant at 12355 Michigan Road was burglarized July 29.